What US coin is most over looked?

I think it is the Roosevelt Dime. what coin do you think is the most over looked???

 

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I think you would need to define what your overlooked,

I think you would need to define what your overlooked means in your question.

If most overlooked because it's seen the most often on the pavement and not picked up it would be the Lincoln Cent.
If over looked because it's just plain ugly it would be the SBA dollar.
If overlooked because it's a bad design then and in order of ugly would be,
SBA dollar, Presidential dollars, Roosevelt dime, Jefferson Nickle, Franklin Halves, and many commemoratives.
If you mean overlooked because it has no value anymore then, The cent, nickle, dime, quarter, and the half dollar in that order.

 

It seam that you have done it for me thank you!

 

bhp: this is pretty funny. I've made it a personal crotchet exactly to pick these coins up!

Some years back, a newspaper columnist and an economist figured out that the actual value of doing so wasn't the financial gain of one cent, but the benefit of the physical exercise you get!

 

I agree. I have three complete sets of the silver Roosevelts that cost no more than $30 to assemble each. If thats not an overlooked set, I don't know what is.
Guy~

 

This one.

 

I would say Kennedy halves for circulation coins and modern gold commmems for commemorative coins.

 

Kennedy half dollar in silver 1964-70 & 1992-2008 are very cheap and very over looked!

 

I agree.

 

I would have to say the Walking Liberty Halves are the most overlooked series in my opinion. Many can still be purchased in higher grades very reasonably priced. Plus they are a very attractive design. After all, they modeled the silver eagles after it!

 

Everyone here that knows me knows what I'm going to say..lol. The most overlooked U.S. coin IMO is the U.S. Half Dime. Especially the Seated Liberty series. I've done alot of research into this series lately and the mintages of some of the dates in this series is comparable to high priced key dates of other series like the 16-D Mercury Dime and the 09-S VDB, sometimes even less. Yet, for a fraction of the prices of those two coins you can get several of the dates in this series in nice grades F-XF for under $50 dollars. Check out the mintages of this series compared to the values. If there was a demand for this series like there is the Lincoln Cent and Mercury Dime this set would take off.

http://www.coinfacts.com/half_dimes/seated_liberty_half_dimes/half_dimes_seated_liberty.html

http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/hlfdim/pricesgd.shtml

 

I would say " trimes" or twenty cent pieces......it seems the fractionals are the ones where you can buy a nice low mintage coin in a high grade for a decent price. Add two cent coins as well.......but don't tell Clembo I said that.

 

My personal believe is that some of the older bust coinage is overlooked. Everybody wants these high MS coins and a lot of the older bust coinage is affordable in lower grades. Personally to me Roosie's are not overlooked - I can build a set of them at just about anytime. I am not knocking them - I have non-silver set myself. Me - personally - I would rather spend $30 bucks on old solid copper than something modern. Again I am not knocking moderns, just expressing my personal opinion.

 

Of the current money in use today, my best guess would be the nickel. I just pulled out some money in my pocket and found one dated in the 40s and one in the 50s. I notice them because I look at all coins I get, but I see more older nickels than anything.

 

Good question and I agree with Arizona Jack.

 

Amazing! Almost everyone chose a different coin as the most over-looked.....I'm sure there's something profound to be said about that, but I'll leave it for someone else
IMHO - The Barber Dime

 

this one
JC

 

Beyond a shadow of a doubt in my mind....the Lincoln Memorial series. As a runner-up, I have to say the three cent nickel. I gave up on the series as it just never appreciated in value. IMO, the prices are totally out of whack with the mintages.

 

i agree it would be Roosevelt

 

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